Change You Can Control: steps you can take to reduce stroke risk factors.

A list of 5 lifestyle changes you can make that greatly reduce your stroke risk factors.

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Change 1: STOP SMOKING

CHANGE YOU CONTROL: FACTOR #1

Today’s lifestyle change: STOP SMOKING.

THE PROBLEM

According to the national institute of neurological disorder and stroke, cigarette smoking causes about a 4-fold increase in the risk of stroke.

THE TOOLS

Quitting smoking immediately reduces your chances of a stroke.

Here are some tools that can really make a difference.

THE SMOKE FREE APP

This app aims to help users quit smoking by showing them how much money they’ve saved, how much tar and how many cigarettes they have avoided, and what regenerative steps their body has made since they stopped.

LIVESTRONG MyQuit Coach - Dare to Quit Smoking

Through the physician-approved app, you’ll analyze your current consumption, set more tangible resolutions, and customize preferences based on your specific requirements.

Today's lifestyle change: ALCOHOL PROBLEM: Drinking may increase stroke risk by 50%. TOOLS DRINKAWARE: If you measure your drinking, you'll naturally start to cut down. You log your drinks every day and it calculates the financial and calorific cost and tells you if you're low, increasing or higher risk.

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Change 3: Exercise

Exercise is one of the greatest lifestyle changes you can make to reduce your chances of stroke.

Check out our blog post to learn more about the power of exercise & apps that can help you get fit.